Bayhead is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County. [1] It is located at the head of Tatamagouche Bay, and geographic features in the area are historically associated with the name Gouzar. [2]
Earltown, Nova Scotia(Baile-an-Iarla) is a Canadian rural community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
Manganese Mines is an unincorporated community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Onslow is a rural, unincorporated Canadian community in central Colchester County, Nova Scotia. The community is located along the north bank of the Salmon River, opposite the town of Truro and is largely a farming area. The area was first settled by Acadians and resettled after their expulsion as Onslow Township in 1761 by Irish emigrants under Colonel McNutt. The township is believed to have been named after Arthur Onslow.
Gore is a rural Canadian community in central Hants County, Nova Scotia. It is located just 25 minutes from Elmsdale; 30 minutes from Halifax Stanfield International Airport; and 45 minutes from Truro. It was named after Sir Charles Stephen Gore. The community was settled primarily by the 84th Regiment of Foot.
Brookfield is a Canadian rural community located in southern Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Brookfield is a growing community in the heart of Nova Scotia, just forty minutes from the provincial capital of Halifax, thirty minutes from the Stanfield International Airport and ten minutes from the Town of Truro. The community hosts both levels of public schools, two churches, restaurants, a bakery, a service station, a sportsplex, an 18 hole golf course, and a volunteer fire service.
Brule is a rural community located in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Old Barns is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County.
Mount Thom is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. It is at an elevation of 200m and is situated on Nova Scotia Trunk 4.
Greenfield is a small rural community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County. It is two miles south of the Salmon River and six miles east of Truro, NS. The name is intended to describe the landscape, annotated by surveyor Alexander Miller around 1817.
Folly Mountain is a mountain and a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County on Trunk 4 in the Cobequid Hills.
Alton is a rural community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County. Originally named Polly Bog, the name was changed in 1880. Alton was the location of a proposed natural gas storage facility from salt caverns. The project was abandoned in 2021 following from longstanding opposition from Mi'kmaq water protectors of Sipekne'katik, residents living near the cavern site and environmental groups.
Portapique is a rural community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County. It has about 100 residents in winter and increases to 250 residents in summer.
South Branch is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County. The Community is named for the South Branch of the Stewiacke River.
Wittenburg is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County. It was named for Wittenberg, Germany, due to a resemblance of the local church to the church where Martin Luther nailed up his 95 theses.
Coldstream is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County. It was named for Coldstream in the Scottish Borders.
Princeport is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County.
There are various Black Lakes in Nova Scotia, Canada. They vary widely in size, depth and usability. Many counties, such as Cumberland, Halifax, Inverness, and Pictou Counties have more than one Black Lake so named, while other counties mentioned in this article have only one named Black Lake.
Upper Onslow is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County.
Fort Ellis was a British fort or blockhouse built during the French and Indian War, located at the junction of the Shubenacadie and Stewiacke Rivers, close to Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, Canada. The location was labelled Ville Pierre Hebert by Charles Morris. The 14 Acadian families in the area vacated with the Acadian Exodus. Charles Morris recommended a Fort on the Shubenacadie River in 1753. Governor Lawrence first considered the fort in 1754 as a means to protect Halifax from Mi'kmaq raids. Lawrence decided the fort would not be effective until after the Battle of Fort Beauséjour. The fort was completed on October 18, 1761, shortly after the Halifax Treaties were signed. The fort was to guard the new road built to connect Truro and Halifax against Mi'kmaq raids. The fort was called Fort Ellis after Governor Henry Ellis, who was appointed governor weeks after the forts completion. The fort was never garrisoned and eventually abandoned in 1767. Fort Belcher, named after Governor Jonathan Belcher, was built on Salmon River in Lower Onslow, Nova Scotia (1761–67). Fort Franklin was built at Tatamagouche in 1768, named after Michael Francklin and lasted only a year. Fort Morris was named after Charles Morris.
Tatamagouche Mountain is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County.
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